Welcome Home! In one of her clinics Carol Coppinger told us a story about how she greets her horses after being away for awhile -- with exuberance and joy and the horses running to her. And I remember thinking -- boy, that will be the day when my horse does that!
Today after returning from a ten-day absence I went to the field to let my mid-20s Left Brain Introvert catch me. He catches me very nicely thanks to Parelli and today I was expecting the same nice catch that almost always occurs at a walk. Presto and his buddy were grazing way out in the pasture.
When I got about 20 steps into the field up came his head and I waved as I always do. He immediately began walking briskly (usually it's more of a sashay), so I mirrored him by walking briskly toward him. He began trotting; I trotted. He cantered with spirit and so did I until we met. He gave his low whinny greeting and put his head right at my chest! This is the first time ever that my horse CANTERED to me and you can imagine how thrilled I am!
I have held that story of Carol's as perhaps an unrealizable dream given my horse's personality, but thanks to Parelli that dream has become a reality. —Joyce Cross, Level 3 student, Alexandria, VA, USA
